I agree to all of you in your interpretations of the story.
It is a unique story and situation indeed right from the day they got married in unusual circumstances.
As I mentioned in the comment on Page 1, I still see it as a conflict with the ego vs insecurity. At any given point in their relationship this has been an underlying issue but it was never addressed properly... it only surfaces once in a while but is brushed off or is let go, due to one of the either buckling down or some another circumstance (like V getting shot) that makes such a conversation redundant for the time being.
We were all waiting for a heart to heart conversation post Shruti track, but the makers made it seem like Sai is at fault. Then the remarriage happened and yet again without any respite, the drama started right from the 7th phera.
The makers seem to have this weird itch to not give any good moments for SaiRat and just constantly thrust them into situations one after another. That they manage to come back together every time is a testament to their dedication to each other and their need/desperation to be with each other even much before the confession.
That said, I believe V is badly written character. He takes beating and butchering for the sake of drama at the cost of other characters. There is no consistency in his character if we go looking for minor details but overall there is a common behavioral pattern.
V is invested in Sai... totally and quite early on. There have been many discussions on this and while he did give that godforsaken vaada, it was his emotional moment. And while he was lenient to P for various reasons, he never sort of betrayed Sai till this surrogacy track.
V is a MAN who has grown up in an orthodox family which looks progressive from the outside but has regressive core values. V must have seen this with the behavior of Ninad towards Ashwini but the 'realization' only hit him when it concerned Sai.
So she in a way, opened his eyes to the various issues plaguing the house and while he did support her in the initial days, the constant tussle between the family and Sai also peeled layers of his character.
His internal struggle to find a middle ground for Sai and CNwasis was a task in itself.
Contrast this to P, who presented a soft spoken demeanor, talked mildly and satisfied his ego by agreeing to everything he said. I feel now that one of the reasons he is still soft towards P is because subconsciously he feels emboldened by her constant support to him and his activities.
She has her ulterior motive for it but for a MAN who has grown in a setting like CN, who has been given most importance for being a male heir (Samrat is not accorded that value even though he is elder than V... on the outside it seems he is loved but when it comes to basics, Sam and MB are outsiders).
To such a man, a woman, like P who is well liked by everyone is (to put it crudely) offering herself... "jaise rakhoge vaise reh lungi", it satisfies his male ego unknowingly. And at the other end, Sai has been holding herself back from this. She has her reasons and insecurities in doing that.
But this, and I will always credit V for this... he did not waver from Sai on this aspect, even waited till his consent post remarriage.
Sai on the other hand, was insecure initially and that is understandable because of the constant presence of P and their unclear equation. I do think Sai was assured of it by the end of MiMo that V doesn't have any feelings for P, rather she realized he has for her. The timing of the Shruti track is also important in a sense that she went after him with all her might. I have said this multiple times in the past, when she has realized she loves him and has been told many times that he does too, when he is the only legal and official relative left for her, why should she sacrifice it and give it away to someone who was always waiting? She rightfully fought for what is her own and got it. She got abused and punished for the crimes she did not commit and I had said this then too... she herself had not realized how badly she was treated. Sai at that point was in a delirium and she ignored it.
The surrogacy track is where the situation flipped and the insecurities or the issues brushed off under the carpet came glaringly out.
Sai who had ignored most of it, still accepted it in the hope of having a baby of her own. As she compared the rishta with Aaba, she hoped for a one true bond with her child. As a righteous person, Sai should have filed a case against everyone the day the implantation happened. But she was emotionally manipulated in this.
And that gave a massive ego boost to V. He knew he was wrong but when Sai accepted it, he started making mistakes one after another, not realizing the impact it was having on Sai.
Like Sadhika had mentioned in a conversation previously, V like Rono wanted to have a child with her so that she can be tied up to him permanently.
But his behavior to her, inspite of those reassurances was bordering on cruelty, it broke all boundaries when he handed over Vinu to P even it was for a few days.
Sai who was aware of P's ulterior motives, lost it at that point.
She stopped being a wife and lover to V and instead became a mother. Her love for Vinu, her one and only blood relative overpowered her love for V.
Sai who became an orphan because of V, had another relative taken away from her by him. V did not understand this until she told him so much in clear words at the end of that fight.
I loved that fight. It might have started off with the usual CN drama and their need to push Sai in the corner, expecting her to behave like she usually did, accept it and move on. So did V.
But Sai who had endured so much and was on a different plane from all of them, was not ready to bow down this time.
I reflect on the last shot of that fight, where even though V asked her to leave in a fit of anger, he did not mean it. NB Ayesha aced that scene. To me the mind conversation went like "Ruk jao" and "rok lo".
Words... like Sherry said... "Read beyond the words"
His last glance has stayed with me. As if looking at the family and telling them "Look.. I gave her up because of you"
Hope I am not wrong in the days to come.
This separation in that sense was long overdue.
They needed to vent, which they did during the fight. It might have started off because of P but it turned into a clash between husband and wife. P, BK and everyone else was redundant by the end of it.
It ended though as a fight between a mother and a husband. Clearly, the husband lost.
This time though, there is an added attachment of children. These two who were so much in love and still are, would not be able to separate with the kids in picture.
V had thought about kids with Sai long back and much before than her (in mimo track and going by the skewed timeline of ghum, it was around 2nd year of college). Sai had her realization much later.
V had stressed this to Sai that he wanted their child and not adopted. (which is also why the surrogacy track happened).
So now, with so much water under the bridge, the issues are out in open, there is potential for them for come back together. This time because they want it and it is not forced by anyone. The kids are an added bonus.
But its high time that the issues find a logical and sensible resolution.
The fight ended with the issues out in open. But it seems like the conflict is still simmering because there has been no balm over it.
The meet this time would be explosive and hopefully not nasty.
I do not think V will misunderstand her or question her character but he will be upset at her for hiding the fact that she is alive. Sai needs to explain her POV this time tactfully and crudely coz that is how V understands.
I hope he does and the insecurities are finally addressed before they embark on a new journey.
The ego needs to be cast aside and the issues pacified openly and honestly.
In all this, I have not touched upon P as the third angle post leap.
One is I would like to comment on that post her entry in the show and what the dynamics are.
Secondly, she has stopped mattering in their relationship directly but her presence will keep on creating issues between them. It remains to be seen how these two deal with this now with a much saner and calmer mind.
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